Genus Opiconsiva Distant, 1917

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Regional Maps

• Opiconsiva Distant, W.L. 1917. The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, under the leadership of Mr J. Stanley Gardiner, M.A. Vol. VI, No vii — Rhynchota, Part II: Suborder Homoptera. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 17: 273-322 [301].

  Type species:

   Opiconsiva fuscovaria Distant, 1917 by original designation.
• Corbulo Fennah, R.G. 1965. Delphacidae from Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 17(1): 1-59 [48].

  Type species:

   Delphax dilpa Kirkaldy, 1907 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Fennah, R.G. 1975. Homoptera: Delphacidae from Ceylon. Entomologica Scandinavica. Supplementum 4: 79-136 [112]

Introduction

Opiconsiva contains 12 species scattered around the globe from Jamaica, North Africa, Madagascar and across the Oriental region to Fiji and Hawaii in the Pacific. One species is recorded in Queensland, New South Wales and New Zealand and a second is known from SE Queensland.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Diagnosis

Vertex as long medially as broad at base, or a little longer than broad, obtusely angulately rounding into frons, about as wide at apex as at base, apical margin truncate with submedian carinae weakly prominent, Y-shaped carina distinct, submedian carinae uniting at apex of vertex or at extreme base of frons, basal compartment of vertex wider at hind margin than greatest length (about 1.5 : 1); frons in middle line longer than wide at widest part (about 2.2 : 1), widest near middle, lateral margins convex, median carina simple; clypeus at base scarcely wider than frons at apex, postclypeal disc as long as broad at base, rostrum not quite reaching to post-trochanters; antennae not or scarcely attaining level of frontoclypeal suture, basal segment about as long as broad, second segment longer than first (about 1.8 : 1); ocelli rather small but distinct, blemmata distinct. Pronotum slightly wider than head (with eyes), disc in middle line as long as broad at anterior margin, lateral carinae straight, not attaining hind margin. Post-tibial spur thin, tectiform with about 20 minute teeth. Anal segment of male moderately short, collar-like, two spinose processes arising apically, directed ventrad. Pygofer moderately short, with posterior opening longer dorsoventrally than broad or as long as broad, diaphragm moderately narrow. Genital styles rather short. (Fennah 1965, as Corbulo Fennah)

ID Keys

Fennah 1965: 4 (as Corbulo)

Diagnosis References

Fennah, R.G. 1965. Delphacidae from Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 17(1): 1-59 [48]

History of changes